Resilient Mindset Student Planner

2021 Resilient Mindset Student Planner

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Resilient Mindset You won’t become the person who you want to become by just getting older. Many studies have shown that to achieve this, you need to develop a resilient mindset in yourself.

A resilient mindset means that you are willing and able to have Grateful Connections, SelfControl, Empathy and Self- Belief. Throughout this planner there are questions on each of these, and by thinking about and writing down your thoughts about them you will develop a resilient mindset. For each of these colour in on the graph where you feel you are at right now.

ì Grateful Connections: being grateful for your relationships with others and positive about what you have.

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ì Self-Control: controlling your emotions and impulses to think flexibly about what you are doing

ì Empathy: being kind by showing that you care for other people’s needs and feelings and your own.

ì Self-Belief: valuing yourself as a person and believing you have what it takes to become who you want to become.

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WHICH STEP HAVE YOU REACHED TODAY ?

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I WILL DO IT I CAN DO IT I’LL TRY TO DO IT HOW DO I DO IT? I WANT TO DO IT I CAN’T DO IT I WON’T DO IT The Big Four are what you do to be physically and mentally healthy. Every Friday you have an opportunity to do the Big Four Check In, to reflect on how well you did each of them.

Colour in where you think you reached on each of the four graphs.

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The Term Breaks are opportunities for you reflect on and self- assess how well you are developing a resilient mindset. There are also breathing and mindfulness activities to practise.

Throughout the year, to build both you resilience and wellbeing, explore the variety of mindfulness, character strengths, thinking tools and approaches on the sites and apps below.

The Lessons at the rear of this planner are there to support you in further developing a resilient mindset.

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice” Bob Marley 3

January’s Joys and February’s Hopes Best Joy: What was the best highlight for you in January?

How did you feel about this?

Grateful Connections: being grateful for your connections to others and what you have.

January Joys: What went well that you were grateful for?

How did you feel about this?

February Hopes: What good things are you looking forward to this month?

Mindful Emotional Control: mindfully controlling your emotions to be engaged to focus on what you are doing.

January Joys: When are times you felt in control of your emotions to achieve something?

How did you feel about this?

February Hopes: What mindful things are you going to do to feel calm and focused?

Empathy: being kind by showing that you care for other people’s needs and feelings and your own.

January Joys: What are little kind things you did to show that someone else mattered?

How did you feel about this?

February Hopes: Who are friends and other people who you could be kind to by asking RUOK? Self-belief: valuing who you see in the mirror and believing you have what it takes to influence your own future.

January Joys: What did you achieve that you were proud of yourself for?

How did you feel about this?

February Hopes: What is something you are looking forward to achieving?

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Mindfulness Time Practise self-calming and relaxing through breathing and mindfulness activites.

Five Treasures Breathing On each of your fingers and thumb, write down someone or something you treasure in your life.

Then hold up one of your hands, and run a finger from your other hand up your small finger breathing in, and then down the other side breathing out, while thinking of your first treasure.

Then repeat this for each of your treasures on your other fingers and thumb.

Repeat this three times to really relax.

Relax yourself by using one of these:

Conect with yourself by mindfully colouring in:

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This week...

RESILIENT MINDSET / WHAT WENT WELL MONDAY

What are you looking forward to most this week? Why?

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What kind acts have you paid forward to others?

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What emotions do you have to keep under control in class?

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Who is someone at school who you should say thank you to? Do it.

FRIDAY’S BIG FOUR CHECK IN: This week how did you ... (from 1 to 10) Feel in yourself?

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June/July 2021 SUBJECTS / HOMEWORK / THINGS TO DO

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This week...

RESILIENT MINDSET / WHAT WENT WELL MONDAY

What body language shows that you believe in yourself?

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What is a social event with friends that you are really looking forward to?

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What is one thing that you have noticed different about this today?

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What went well that you were grateful for this week?

FRIDAY’S BIG FOUR CHECK IN: This week how did you ... (from 1 to 10) Feel in yourself?

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September 2021 SUBJECTS / HOMEWORK / THINGS TO DO

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Lesson Three TRUSTED CHAMPIONS Resilient Mindset Intention: for you to have a number of adults who you really trust to share with when you have problems that are too big for you to handle on your own, when you feel unsafe or when you are uncertain and would like to bounce ideas off. These people are your personal champions. They believe in you and will never give up on you?

Draw a picture of or stick a photo in of each of your champions CHAMPION ONE The three words of trust: DARE, CARE, SHARE Choose to be strong.

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Use your strengths to realise when you need support to seek help from your champions immediately.

CHAMPION THREE Use self-talk to practise saying what you will say to share with your champions.

Nothing will shock your champions, because they care for you. They will always listen.

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Last Word: What could these wise words mean for your trusted champions? - “Ask the experienced rather than the learned.” Arabic Proverb: ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Lesson Four SENSE OF PURPOSE Resilient Mindset Intention: by discovering a purpose to strive for and something meaningful in what you do, you will feel that your life is an exciting adventure. Japanese people call their reason for waking up every day, their ikigai. Often, a lack of motivation is caused by not having a purpose in your life. To feel you that matter, comes from valuing yourself and having a sense of purpose, which enables you to focus your efforts on something bigger than yourself.

What is something that means a lot to you which gives you a sense of purpose in your life and why?

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Look at the diagram. What is your ikigai, your reason for waking up every morning? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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What are little things you do which make a positive impact on others’ lives?

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Last Word: Who is someone you admire who has strong sense of purpose to help other people? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Lesson Five CHARACTER STRENGTHS WHEEL Resilient Mindset Intention: for you to understand that that there are 24 Character Strengths, that you have your own personal mix of them, and that using your top Character strengths are your personal best ways of looking at and doing what you do. Google Tiffany Schlain Character Strengths to watch a great youtube clip, “Science of Character.”

Acknowledgement: Seligman & Peterson

To learn what your top strengths are, do the Youth Strengths Survey at www.viacharacter.org What were your thoughts on the order in which they came out? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Fill in your top eight strengths in the Strengths Wheel, and rate how you currently use each strength using NOW 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and how you would like to be using it in a month’s time using TARGET 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.

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Last Word: Describe two times you believe that you used your strengths well, and how did you feel?

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Lesson Six CHARACTER STRENGTHS SEARCH Resilient Mindset Intention: for you practise using the language of Character Strengths.

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What could these wise words mean for you - “Don’t wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly.” St Francis de Sales: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Last Word: how could you deliberately use your strengths every day?: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Lesson Eleven RESILIENCE SKILLS Resilient Mindset Intention: for you to understand how you can make other people’s live much happier when you do acts of kindness for them. Also, to practise being self-kind to yourself. Serotonin and oxytocin are the rewards that you will feel when you do this.

Last Word: make up 5 self-kind mantras to put on the mirror for each day of this week? For example, I believe that I have what it takes to do the hard things that I need to do.

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Lesson Twelve TOTAL ENGAGEMENT: FLOW Resilient Mindset Intention: for you to understand that when you totally engage yourself in an activity, you provide yourself with an opportunity to experience a state called flow, where your creativity can increase fivefold. For flow to occur in class, you need to be clear on the purpose and learning intention of the lesson, you need feedback on how you are learning, and your skills need to be matched to a challenge which really stretches them.

Acknowledgement: Nakamura, Kotler & Csikszentmihalyi

Google Chris Bliss juggling to see a person experiencing flow. What feelings do you think he is feeling? Do you think he is losing track of time? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

What is an activity you love doing, where you forget about time and are totally involved doing it? Is it an enjoyable experience? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

When you are doing any activity, you will feel one of the states in this diagram, depending on how much the challenge of the activity stretches your skill levels. For each of these states describe an activity you do.

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